Kwakungubani igama langempela leNcasakazi Ebusisiwe? Usho ukuthini uMary?
Namuhla kulula ukukhohlwa ukuthi konke abalingiswa baseBhayibhelini banamagama ahlukile kunalawo abanawo ngolimi lwethu. Yiba uJesu e Mariaempeleni, banamagama ngesiHeberu nangesi-Aramu anencazelo ejulile engokomoya.
Ngokuphathelene negama leNcasakazi uMariya, ngokwe-Catholic Encyclopedia, “igama lakhe elibhalwe ngesiHeberu sibongile o UMyriam". Leli gama lalisetshenziswa eTestamenteni Elidala ukukhombisaudadewabo kaMose kuphela.
Kodwa-ke, eminyakeni edlule leli gama selihunyushwe kaningana njengoba iBhayibheli lisakazekele kuzo zonke izingxenye zomhlaba.
Ngo ITestamente eNtsha igama le-Virgin Mary njalo Mariam. Mhlawumbe Abavangeli ngigcine isimo sakudala segama lika- Ubusisiwe Ntombi, ukuze ahlukaniswe nabanye besifazane ababenegama elifanayo. IVulgate ikhuluma ngegama likaMariya, kokubili eTestamenteni Elidala nakuLisha; UJosephus (Intuth. Jud., II, ix, 4) uguqula igama libe ngu UMariamme.
Igama elithi "Miriam", noma kunjalo, lisondelene nesiHeberu sokuqala kuneLatin ne-Italian "Maria".
Ngaphezu kwalokho, incazelo yangempela yegama inenani elikhulu elingokomfanekiso. Ngempela, ezinye izazi zeBhayibheli ziwabonile amagama esiHebheru lapho um (kubabayo) e yam (ulwandle). Le ncazelo yokuqala ingabhekisa ekuhluphekeni kukaMariya komhlatshelo weNdodana kanye nobuhlungu abuzwayo.
Enye incazelo yegama elithi mar "iconsi lolwandle" e ISt. Jerome wayihumushela olimini lwesiLatini ngokuthi “stilla maris”, okwathi kamuva yashintshwa yaba yi-stella (stella) maris. Lokhu kuchaza isihloko esithandwayo sikaMaria, okuyiNkanyezi Yolwandle.
ISan Bonaventura uthathe eziningi zalezi zincazelo futhi wahlanganisa izimpawu zazo, enikeza ngayinye incazelo yayo engokomoya: “Leli gama elingcwelengcwele, elimnandi nelifanelekile lalifanelwe ngokugqamile yintombi engcwele kangcwele, emnandi futhi efanelekile. UMaria usho ulwandle olubabayo, inkanyezi yolwandle, okukhanyisiwe noma okukhanyayo. UMaria naye uyiLady. Ngakho-ke, uMariya ulwandle olubabayo lwamademoni; kwabesilisa iyiNkanyezi yolwandle; Ezingelosini uyi-Illuminator futhi kuzo zonke izidalwa uyiLady ”.